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Models Porting Tutorial

1. Download/Install SDKTools steam://install/211 and run it at least one time.
2. Put MDL Decompiler to ..\Steam\steamapps\<account>\sourcesdk\bin\ep 1\bin and mfc71.dll to ..\Steam\steamapps\<account>\sourcesdk\bin
   
3. Open MDL Decompiler, choose model file, choose output directory and uncheck Use Steam File Access.
   If you have Unable to load model you must edit model with Hex Editor. Find IDST0 and replace 0 with , (to IDST,)
4. Open mdldecompiler.qc with notepad (or another text editor) and edit:
   

   $modelname "player\items\spy\spy_hat.mdl"
   $cdmaterials "\models\player\spy\"

   to

   $modelname "ustom\items\<model_name>\<model_name>_hat.mdl"
   $cdmaterials "\models\items\<model_name>\"

5. Open GUIStudioMDL, set OrangeBox SDK path, open mdldecompiler.qc and 'click' Compile
   NOTE: you must create directories manually in ..\Steam\steamapps\<account>\team fortress 2\tf
6. Edit texture path in *.vmt files

   "$baseTexture" "models\player\spy\frame"

   to

   "$baseTexture" "models\<model_name>\frame"

   (this is $cdmaterials path)
7. Test model
8. Post model on this forum ;)

Models: http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=778551 and http://www.fpsbanana.com/skincats/4171

Download from forum don't work link: http://zuko.isports.pl/download/sourcemod/Tools.7z

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